Plenty of information of the upcoming Moto E5 series
have been revealed since the start of this year. Leaks have revealed that the
Moto E5 series will comprise of Moto E5 Play, Moto E5 and Moto E5 Plus. A
tipster named Andrim Yatim has been consistently leaking information on the
upcoming Motorola phones. According to the tipster, the Moto E5 Play would be
replacing the Moto C series this year and it would be coming with basic specs
and large-sized battery. Earlier this week, he had also revealed the key specs
of Moto E5 Play, Moto E5 and Moto E5 Plus.
Yatim claims that Moto E5 Play will be coming with a
5.2-inch display that will support a traditional aspect ratio of 16:9 and it
will produce an HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Its back panel will be
housing a 12-megapixel snapper whereas the frontside will be equipped with a
5-megapixel camera. It will be receiving power from 4,000mAh capacity battery.
Motorola has never launched a Play edition for its
Moto E series. However, it is arriving for the first time this year. The above
renders shared by Evan Blass suggest that it would be coming with a
rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. It is likely to embedded under the Moto
batwing logo present on the rear panel. It also seems to feature a front
mounted LED flash for selfie camera. According to Blass, the E5 Play smartphone
will be available through Verizon in the U.S. and it will be releasing with E5
Play Cruise moniker through Cricket Wireless.
The Moto E5 will be also featuring a 16:9 aspect
ratio display. However, it will have a slightly bigger display of 5.5 inches.
It will carry support for HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. A 16-megapixel
snapper will be available on its back panel whereas the frontside will be
fitted with an 8-megapixel selfie camera. It will feature 3,028mAh battery to
keep the lights on.
In the previous month, the Moto E5 had reportedly
received certification from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the
U.S. Its leaked photo has revealed that it would be also coming with a
rear-mounted fingerprint reader. It also seems to feature an LED flash for
front camera. The leaked renders that have appeared in the recent past show
that it will feature a microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Moto E5 Plus will be advanced model compared to
the E5 and E5 Play phones. It will be the first Moto E series to arrive with an
18:9 aspect ratio display. Its 5.8-inch IPS LCD display will support HD+
resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. The 32 GB and 64 GB models of the E5 Plus will
feature 3 GB of RAM.
Its rear panel features a 16-megapixel camera with
f/1.75 aperture and for shooting selfies, it will be coming with an 8-megapixel
camera with f/2.0 aperture. It will feature a behemoth battery of 5,000mAh
capacity. NFC and Compass are its other features.
The tipster has further stated that the other hole
seen in above render is a sensor for focusing and depth sensing. This suggests
that the Moto E5 Plus will be able to snap photos with bokeh effect. The Snapdragon 430 powered E5 Plus will be
releasing in North America while other markets will be receiving its MediaTek
MT675x variant. The above render of the phone revealed by Evan Blass suggests
that it also features rear-facing fingerprint reader, a selfie camera flash, microUSB
port and 3.5mm audio jack. The Moto E5 Plus along with Moto E5 has been
certified by FCC in the previous month. According to Blass, it will be
available as Moto E5 Supra through Cricket Wireless in the U.S.
As of this writing, there is no information
available on the launch date and pricing of the Moto E5 series. Last year, the
Moto E4 series were unveiled in June last year. The Moto E5 series may debut at
some point in the second quarter this year.